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<\/p>\nChances of photographic success with this\u00a0hawk when it took off were low but I aimed my lens in its direction anyway.<\/p>\n
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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n I found this adult Red-tailed Hawk yesterday morning in the Promontory Mountains of northern Utah. Another red-tail had been perched with it as I approached in my pickup but when that bird took off this one stuck. I always enjoy the way the red tail of the adults matches the color of the predominant lichens on these cliffs.<\/p>\n In my effort to photograph this hawk\u00a0I had several factors working against me:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n But occasionally things work out in situations like this so it can be worth taking the chance. The hawk actually did<\/em> take off to my left and at just the right angle to occasionally give me light on its face. And it dropped down fairly quickly so I was able to get some other cliffs in the background.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n Only these two shots worked out but I was happy to get them. In most of the others the left wing shaded the face, or its nictitating membrane was closed, or there was no light in the eye, or I clipped a wing or… you know the drill.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a completely unrelated note:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Regular readers will remember the juvenile Short-eared Owl I cut out of this fence<\/a> back in June. I had to cut the second wire from top to rescue the bird without causing any more damage to its wing. I left my\u00a0contact information\u00a0with two\u00a0neighbors of the fence-owner and said that I’d pay for the fence repair if necessary. That was clear back on June 19th and yesterday I checked on the fence since I was in the area. As you can see it still hasn’t been repaired.<\/p>\n Back then I mentioned to readers that\u00a0I had set aside some cash in a “fence repair fund” in case I was asked to pay for the repair and if it didn’t come to that I’d donate the\u00a0money to the rehab folks who took in the owl. So, on the assumption that I won’t be hearing from the fence-owners I recently donated that fence repair fund to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah<\/a> (WRCNU).<\/p>\n I only mention that fact to let you know I followed through and to give a plug to rehab organizations, including WRCNU. It’s my belief that all wildlife injured because of man deserves every chance at rehabilitation and WRCNU does an amazing job of doing just that with a\u00a0dedicated and overworked\u00a0staff of volunteers\u00a0(including “our” own April Olson) and extremely limited funds. Rehab organizations and the wildlife they serve deserve our support…<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chances of photographic success with this hawk when it took off were low but I aimed my lens in its direction anyway.<\/p>\n\n
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